One day, David Bowie watched “2001: A Space Odyssey” while stoned, and was inspired to write a song titled “ Space Oddity,” a song about an astronaut named Major Tom who is lost in space. The song was released days before the first moon landing and became an instant hit. Even though he got recognition for that song, David Bowie set out to have his named recognized. Bowie took inspirations from Iggy Pop and Lou Reed and would incorporate it onto his own image. In an interview he stated that he felt performing as a fictional character was much easier for him, and that is exactly what he did. His wife at the time, Angie Bowie, suggested that he take on a more “androgynous” persona. David would release albums such as “The Man Who Sold the World”
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He overcame his addiction and he would embrace himself in other styles and would develop many more personas. Even though most weren’t as famous as Ziggy or Thin White Duke, each style and persona were loved by fans. With the rise of MTV, Bowie decided to push his own boundaries and turn to mainstream music. Changing his style once again, he gained more popularity in The U.S.With this, he would have the fame and fortune that he had always dreamed of, the only problem was that he felt that the music he was writing was not necessarily from his heart. On January 16, 1985, David got the news that his brother had committed suicide. The news broke his heart and he decided to write music that he was passionate about, like Terry had taught him when they were younger. He would continue to write music, and later wrote a song dedicated to Terry, named “Jump They …show more content…
He took on roles that he felt mirrored defining moments in his life. He would appear in films such as “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” “The Hunger,” “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” and many more. There were two performances that Bowie did throughout his career that are remembered by many and are still praised to this day. The first film is “Labyrinth” where he played Jareth, the powerful and mysterious goblin king, who is in the possession of the baby brother of Sarah, the film’s protagonist. His second performance was his Broadway debut in the production of “The Elephant Man.” Bowie played the lead John Merrick, The Elephant Man. He would not use makeup to portray him, but would manipulate his voice and legs to misshapen forms. His performance was highly praised. He was able to demonstrate that an artist is not limited to only one
He overcame his addiction and he would embrace himself in other styles and would develop many more personas. Even though most weren’t as famous as Ziggy or Thin White Duke, each style and persona were loved by fans. With the rise of MTV, Bowie decided to push his own boundaries and turn to mainstream music. Changing his style once again, he gained more popularity in The U.S.With this, he would have the fame and fortune that he had always dreamed of, the only problem was that he felt that the music he was writing was not necessarily from his heart. On January 16, 1985, David got the news that his brother had committed suicide. The news broke his heart and he decided to write music that he was passionate about, like Terry had taught him when they were younger. He would continue to write music, and later wrote a song dedicated to Terry, named “Jump They …show more content…
He took on roles that he felt mirrored defining moments in his life. He would appear in films such as “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” “The Hunger,” “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” and many more. There were two performances that Bowie did throughout his career that are remembered by many and are still praised to this day. The first film is “Labyrinth” where he played Jareth, the powerful and mysterious goblin king, who is in the possession of the baby brother of Sarah, the film’s protagonist. His second performance was his Broadway debut in the production of “The Elephant Man.” Bowie played the lead John Merrick, The Elephant Man. He would not use makeup to portray him, but would manipulate his voice and legs to misshapen forms. His performance was highly praised. He was able to demonstrate that an artist is not limited to only one